Position Analysis · 2026-27
Which position covers each fantasy category, per-game category averages by position, and where draft value concentrates. Projected regulars (50+ GP).
Value concentration scored for Points league — G=3, A=2, PPP=1, SOG=0.4, HIT/BLK=0.3, PIM=0.3.
A man counts at every slot his league would start him in, so a C/LW clearing the bar is one more centre and one more left wing.
Each cell counts the players who clear both bars — down the side and across the top — and opens the list of exactly those men. The top-right corner is what you have to draft early; five or fewer is highlighted. See the players →
| # | Player | Tm | Pos | ES | PP | PK | GP | G | A | PTS | PPP | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FOW | SOG × HIT pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Tkachuk FLA · L | FLA | L | L1 | PP1 | — | 76 | 36.1 | 43.3 | 79.4 | 26.4 | 298 | 222 | 27 | 102 | 216 | 185.8 |
| 2 | Kiefer Sherwood SJS · L | SJS | R | L4 | PP2 | PK2 | 75 | 17 | 14.9 | 31.9 | 8 | 152 | 360 | 30 | 46 | 18 | 168.8 |
| 3 | Will Cuylle NYR · L | NYR | L | L3 | PP2 | PK2 | 83 | 22.6 | 20.6 | 43.2 | 7 | 158 | 299 | 59 | 58 | 31 | 152.9 |
| 4 | Alex Laferriere LAK · R | LAK | R | L2 | PP2 | PK3 | 82 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 48.6 | 5.3 | 206 | 213 | 46 | 23 | 145 | 146.3 |
| 5 | Dylan Cozens OTT · C | OTT | C | L2 | PP1 | — | 83 | 28.1 | 33.9 | 62 | 25 | 202 | 200 | 31 | 59 | 494 | 140.8 |
| 6 | Tom Wilson WSH · R | WSH | R | L1 | PP1 | PK1 | 77 | 28.5 | 32.1 | 60.6 | 13.9 | 155 | 200 | 60 | 115 | 15 | 122 |
Projected season totals, with the even-strength line and special-teams unit each projection is built on. Sort any column.
Positional context· per-game averages, category leaders and where value thins out
| Pos | n | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | HIT | BLK | FW | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 179 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.57 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 1.72 | 1.05 | 0.56 | 4.99 | 0.43 | -0.01 |
| LW | 97 | 0.23 | 0.3 | 0.53 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 1.83 | 1.41 | 0.46 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 0 |
| RW | 103 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.6 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 1.92 | 1.15 | 0.47 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0 |
| D | 195 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 1.31 | 1.01 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.51 | 0.03 |
| Tier | C | LW | RW | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| top 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 26-50 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 51-100 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
Reads: D lead BLK, C lead FW/assists, wingers lead shots/goals — and where value thins out by position tells you which to draft early.